Recruits, trains and educates professional Airmen to sustain the
combat capability of America's Air Force. Provides basic military
training, initial and advanced technical training, flying training and
professional military and degree-granting professional education.
Conducts joint, medical service, readiness and Air Force security
assistance training.

Responsibilities

Sustains the combat capability of the operational Air Force with
highly trained and motivated Airmen. Recall of individual ready
reservists. Mobility and contingency tasking support to combatant
commanders.

I Professional Military Education--Squadron Officer College (Air
and Space Basic Course, Squadron Officer School), Air Command and Staff
College, Air War College, School for Advanced Air and Space Studies,
College for Enlisted PME (Senior NCO Academy and CONUS NCO Academies.
Air Force Enlisted Heritage Institute)

I Undergraduate and graduate degree programs--Community College of
the Air Force, Air Force Institute of Technology (Wright-Patterson AFB,
Ohio), School of Advanced Air and Space Studies, Air Command and Staff
College, Air War College

I Professional continuing education--Air Force Institute of
Technology (Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio). Ira C. Faker College for
Professional Development (USAF Chaplain Service Institute, Air Force
Judge Advocate General School, Air Force Human Resource Management
School, Commander's Professional Development School. USAF First
Sergeant Academy, Professional Military Comptroller School, USAF
Historian Development School, International Officer School), College of
Aerospace Doctrine. Research and Education (Air Force Wargaming
Institute, Airpower Research Institute, Public Affairs Center of
Excellence. Warfare Studies Institute)